Erik Allen Battle (born Feburary 25, 1991) better known by the stage name "E BATT", is an up coming artist based in Arizona. He started writing lyrics at the age of 12 and finally put his lyrics to use at the age of 17 when he first got in the booth. After getting the feel of recording he started putting his finshed work onto the world wide web; first on Myspace, then Youtube, and eventually Facebook. Since 2009 there has been a local fanbase that keeps growing. He is also in the process of his up and coming brand, "Y.E.A", which is the name of his street team. He released his first mixtape, "The Gift", in 2009 and a few more mixtapes after that. Although he is an unsigned artist, he is still hard at work making music for his fans and performing at events